41. it's my birthday

thinking about the year behind me

Apr 26, 2021

Hi there! 👋 I’m Ida, and this is tiny driver, a newsletter about research, pedagogy, culture and their intersections. Thank you for being here. Reach out anytime by just hitting reply, I love hearing from you.

On the day that you all receive this in your inbox, I’ll be turning 29.

To honor my growth—and my many stumbles—over this year, I’ve decided to take the weekend off from writing tiny driver. I will be back next Monday with the normal format.

But! A quick reminder! Tomorrow, April 27 at 5PM PST/8PM EST we will be having our inaugural tiny driver book club! Here’s the info if you want to join us!

For our inaugural book club, we will be reading & discussing John McPhee's Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process.

Date & Time: Tuesday, April 27 at 5PM PST/8PM EST
Registration link!!
Suggested donation (for those able to donate): $3-20 through Paypal or Venmo (@idyalz)

A pup-date.

You didn’t think I was going to leave you hanging on a pup-date, did you? Here’s Girlie giving her very best sit:

As always, thanks so much for reading through, and I'll see you in the next one!

Warmly,
Ida

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